Mirror support



Aug. 19, 1952 E. w. GARRETT MIRROR SUPPORT Filed June '7, 1948 INVENTORvELIZABETH w. GAHRETI Arr-anus) Patented Aug. l9, 1952 Ad -[UNITED STATESMIRROR surroa'r Elizabeth W. Garrett, Greensboro, N. C. Application June7, 1948, Serial No. 31,452

This-invention relates to a mirror supporting device and it is oneobject of the invention to provide a supporting device adapted to besecured inlupright position at the back of a dresser, or other articleof furniture, and by means of which a mirror may be firmly supportedupright over the rear edge of the dresser. It will thus be seen that ina display room of a store a salesman may temporarily mount mirrors overa dresser, buffet, or the like and thus allow a customer to determinewhich mirror he considers most attractive.

Another object of the invention is to provide a mirror support which maybe readily applied to the rear surface of an article and used as atemporary support in a sales room or sold with the furniture for use inthe home of the person buying the furniture.

Another object of the invention is to provide a support including astandard adapted, to be mounted vertically and shifted upwardly anddownwardly to a desired position of adjustment, a mirror supported bythe standard being also shiftable vertically to a position in which itwill be supported a desired distance above the article of furniture.

Another object of the invention is to provide improved clamps by meansof which the standard and the mirror are releasably secured, the clampsbeing of such formation that while they will have firm gripping actionthey may be easily and quickly released when a mirror is to bevertically adjusted or another mirror applied.

Another object of the invention is to provide a mirror support whichconsists of a standard and clamps formed of sheet metal, thus providinga strong device of light weight and alsopermitting manufacture at lowcost.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein:

Fig. 1 is a rear view showing a mirror supported over an article offurniture by the improved mounting device.

Fig. 2 is a view upon an enlarged scale showing the improved mountingdevice in rear elevation.

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken along the line 33 of Figure2.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary view in rear elevation of a modified form ofmounting device.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken along the line 5-5 of Figure 4.

This improved mirror support has a standard I which may be of any lengthdesired and is formed from a strip of sheet metal having side portionsfolded to form side walls 2 which project rearwardly from a front wall 3and carry inward- -1 Claim. (01. 248 -161) 1y extending flanges 4. Theflanges terminate in spaced relation to each other and form sections ofa rear wall having a longitudinally, extending slot 5 defined by spacebetween inner side edges of the-flanges or wall sections 4. Ends of theside walls 2 terminate in spaced relation to ends of the front wall 3and the projecting ends of the front wall are rounded and form ears 6through which openings 1 are formed to receive screws 8 by means ofwhich ends of the standard may be secured to the back of a dresser,buffet, or other article of furniture, and to the back of a mirror M.

Prior to application of the screws 8 the standard is to be adjustablymounted in a vertical position against the back of the furniture and themirror adjustably and removably mounted upon the standard. In order todo so there have been provided clamps 9, I0, and II. 'Theseclamps are ofduplicate construction, and upon'referring to Figure 1 it will be seenthat the clamp 9 is mounted'against the back of the mirror across thelower end thereof and the clamps I0 and I! are mounted against the backof the furniture, the clamp I 0 being located at the top of thefurniture and the clamp l l in downwardly spaced relation thereto. Eachclamp is formed from a strip of stiff metal which is bent to form a'U-shaped yoke l2 having a flat bridge 13 and arms M extending from itsends. The length of the bridge is such that the yoke straddles thestandard with its arms in close fitting engagement with the, side walls2 thereof and end portions of the metal strip from which the clamp isformed are bent to provide feet 15 which project outwardly from the armsM and are formed with openings 15 to receive screws I I by means ofwhich the clamp is firmly secured in place against the mirror or theback of the furniture. While the yoke has snug engagement with thestandard the fit is such that the standard may be slid verticallythrough the clamps l0 and II and the mirror slid vertically along thestandard. After the mirror has been applied to the standard and thestandard shifted vertically to an adjusted position through the clampsl0 and II the set screws l8 which pass through threaded openings in thebridges l3 are tightened until they have abutting and grippingengagement with the front wall of the standard. The frictional gripexerted by the set screws prevents movement of the mirror along thestandard and also prevents movement of the standard through the clampsl0 and II. A salesman may thus temporarily apply a mirror to thestandard of a support and support the mirror above the rear edge of thedresser for inspection by a customer. Other mirrors may then besubstituted in its place until the customer has made a selection. Thesupport may then be removed if the customer does not wish to buy thesupport or if the support is to be purchased with the dresser and themirror the screws 8 will be applied. It will be understood that if aheavy mirror is being displayed the upper screw may be applied duringdisplay of the mirror. It will also be understood that the support maybe sold as a separate, article of manufacture and installed by thepurchaser.

Instead of using the clamps shown in Figures 1 through 3, clamps of theconstruction shown in:

Figures 4 and 5 may be substituted. This clamps which is indicated ingeneral by the numeral I9" is similar to the clamps 9, l9, and I 1,except that the arms 20 of its yoke 21 are shorter than the arms [4 andthe set screw is omitted. Referring to Figure 5 it will be seen that thelength o,f t he arms 20 is such that theyterminate in spaced re- Hlation toithe frontwallof the standardandare therefore-spaced from,, the.back of; the dresser.

\When the, screws: 11, are passed; through the openings 22,. in,th-efeet, 23 .the. bridge. portion of the yokexwill bedrawn,into,binding.engagement with .theouter, surface of the;- rearwall, of the standard and? grip the same.- When adjust.- mentsaretobemade it ismerely necessary to loosen one screw and-the; standard may.be slid through the clamp s to arr adjusted position: and thascrew againtightene Having thus;desc ribed the invention; Whatis laime ii r A:support. for removablyand; adjustably mounting agmirropoyer an. articleof furniture QQlI-IDrising an elongatedhollow; standard formed Qistifi;sheetgmetal and :having a; solid front. wall and side Wallsextendingrearwardly. alongoppo its: sidew d es: of; h front; Wall and carryininwardly extending :flanges: constituting sideportions: .ofsa :rear:walL- and:spacedifrom' each other 4. and defining a slot extendinglongitudinally of the rear wall the full length thereof, end portions ofthe front wall being formed with fastener-receiving openings, and clampseach formed of stiff sheet metal and having a U- shaped portionstraddling the standard transversely thereof and having a fiat bridgeextending across the rear wall of the standard the full width thereofand spaced rearwardly therefrom and flat armsextending forwardly acrossouter surfaces of the side walls and carrying flat outstanding feetformed with fastener-receiving openings, the bridge being formed with athreaded opening registering with the slot of the rear wall, and ananchoring screw engaged through the threaded opening in the bridge andextending intotthe standard through the slot thereof, the screw being ofa diameter appreciably less than the width of the slot to preventbinding engagement with walls of the slot and of a: lengthadapting itsinner end tobe disposed in frictional gripping engagement with the innersurface of the front wall of t'h'ei'standard andiits head in outwardlyspaced relation to the bridge portion of the clamp whereby'the screwmaybe tightened after the standard has been slid vertically through the.clampand tightly secure the standard in an adj usted position.

ELIZABETHW; GARRETT;

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